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Annotation:British Grenadiers (2) (The)
X:1 T:British Grenadiers [2], The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 156, p. 51) N:Grier entered the identical tune in his Book 4, No. 104, p. 11. B:http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=50&z=141.5847%2C351.6355%2C2391.0733%2C995.7013 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D Ad/d/ dd|cdef|g2 Be|d2c2|Ad/d/ dd|cded|cAB^G|AGFE| Dd/d/ dd|cdef|g2Be|d2c2|Ad/d/ dd|cd/e/f/g/a|c2e2|cd3:| |:ed|cA/A/ Ad|cA/A/ Ad|c/d/e/f/ gf|f2 ed|cAAd|cd/e/f/g/a|c2e2|cd2:|
BRITISH GRENADIERS [2], THE. AKA and see "Lass of Richmond Hill (The)," "Rushy Mountain (The)." English, March (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "British Grenadiers [2]" is contained in the biography:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 156, p. 51), and has been identified by researcher Conor Ward as a version of "Lass of Richmond Hill (The)." Fr. John Quinn links the tune with Francis O'Neill's "Rushy Mountain (The)."
